Wednesday, March 17, 2010

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Lovely Day:

Inspired by the lovely country side of Holland, this collection features a Dutch bicycle complete with basket, a windmill that looks almost like a photo, but lends itself to coloring nicely, and an adorable little girl who is cradling a bouquet of flowers in her hands. Entire collection includes 9 images including multi-use quotations and sentiments. You can see this new plate HERE

My card using images from A Lovely Day was colored with Copics and then aged with Antique Linen Distress Inks. The crown and her bracelet were colored with gold Spica pen. I stamped the flower part a second time and added it with foam tape for dimension. I stamped the base card with the floral image and Vintage Photo ink. Then, I embossed with the textile folder and inked with Vintage Photo.

SteamPunk:

Featuring 10 masculine, Victorian era images, Steampunk is a fun and diverse collection. These stamps will be perfect for an altered, grungey mixed-media piece or a simple "Father Day's" card. You can see this new plate HERE

This was a fun card to make using images from the Steampunk plate.

I embossed and inked the background panel with the script folder and Vintage Photo ink. Then, I stamped the two images (one in black and the other in VP). I love the way that they only stamp on the raised areas and give an interesting look. The man and sentiment were stamped and I inked with VP. I colored the man very loosely with Copics. I stamped the circle, inked and cut out. I used my tonic distress tool on the circle and the main image. Layered it all together added red grosgrain ribbon and rhinestones (I wish I had something a little more masculine, but all I had were rhinestones lol) Finally, I added Glossy Accents to the center of the circle, his hat band and his buttons.

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I love, love, love this "Simple Pleasures" card you made for Artistic Outpost. It's so refreshing to see the use of some different colors. As soon as I pulled it up I was so inspired by the color combination. Of course I have really enjoyed your cards with the Dutch style windmills as well. Thank you for sharing your beautiful artistic talents with us.